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Post by Patrick Kubeja on Jun 12, 2005 20:13:33 GMT -5
Well Marie I am glad you set the Anole Free it is probably better of that way they are not in high demand! My snake would love them if I would feed them to him.
Kessa sorry about your Fish getting eaten!! But glad the iggy and Snake and Turtles are doing Great! And I am sure with school being out 4 kids and 4 reptiles make for a every long day But I am Glad your still here!!!!!
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Post by anubis on Oct 23, 2005 2:35:20 GMT -5
Well most of my herps are doing okay. My gecko has MBD but I am treating that with extra calcium supplements from cuttlebone that has been coated on crickets and I've given him a dish of it as well. He did not have a serious case and I caught it just in time to prevent it from going further. So hopefully he'll be all better in a few months.
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Post by Marie on Oct 23, 2005 7:40:20 GMT -5
What about UVB? Not sure what UVB requirements for a gecko are.
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Post by Dominick on Oct 23, 2005 9:34:38 GMT -5
Geckos can handle small amounts of UVB, say from a 24" tube, which will help with the MBD.
Also, I heard that cuttlebone (being the actual bone of a fish), can contain some things other than calcium that may be harmful to your reptile. Better to use just human-grade calcium carbonate.
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Post by Marie on Oct 23, 2005 11:51:44 GMT -5
Thanks for the info. Hadn't had the chance to check on it.
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Post by loulou on Oct 23, 2005 12:13:58 GMT -5
what species of gecko is it?
well all our lizards are good the beardie laid again 2 weeks ago and our leo eggs hatched about the same time:D so we have to baby leos getting big and strong, the wd we rehomed is eating on her own now and the others are doing great,
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Post by Marie on Oct 23, 2005 12:36:09 GMT -5
Loulou
Glad that all your gang is doing well. I guess you are busy with all those eggs and hatchlings. I bet the babies are adorable.
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Post by anubis on Oct 23, 2005 15:49:23 GMT -5
He is a Hemithiconyx caudicintus (African Fat-Tail). I've used UVB all his life as a daytime light and I use a red heat lamp continously. I haven't been able to find any calcium carbonate so I'm using cuttlebone which is actually the ridgid structure inside squids and cuttlefish that forms their shape.
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Post by Marie on Oct 23, 2005 16:58:35 GMT -5
Calcium Carbonate is found in pill form in a pharmacy. You'll find it in the vitamin and mineral section. Get the kind without anything else (NO vitamin D). Ask the pharmacist if you can't figure what to get. Then you just crush the pill and use a pinch. Human grade is great because it has to meet FDA standards where as animal vitamins and minerals do not.
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Post by anubis on Oct 23, 2005 19:58:24 GMT -5
I'm taking my gecko to a very good pet store. Trust me the people there know what they are doing and I trust them with my animals. I'll take him there and get him properly sexed, looked at, and see if anything needs to be added to his diet.
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Post by geekcoboy103 on Oct 25, 2005 16:49:03 GMT -5
I use Rep-Cal Phosphorus-Free dust to dust crckets and Super/Meal worms.
-collin
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